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Client Testimonials

Milliken Bros. aim to consistently provide you with the highest quality product to meet your needs here are somecustomer comments as we believe that those who use our products are best place to comment on them.

“To my mind Milliken Bros is the best artsuppliers in Northern Ireland if not all Ireland.Why go anywhere else?”John Breakey

"A visit to Milliken's artists' supplies inGreyabbey lifts the spirit of any jaded painter! Ican choose the exact canvas weave to meet myspecific requirements of paint flow, and they(you) offer a wonderful combination of excellentquality of materials and superb service Good luckwith the website”Brian Ballard

“I have been dealing with Milliken Brothers for overa quarter of a century. The canvas and stretcherframes they have supplied to me are second tonone. And they are wonderful gentlemen to dobusiness with.”Neil Shawcross

“I have always found Milliken Bros' canvases to be of the highestquality. They provide a very reliable, prompt and excellent service. They are courteous and polite and are always a pleasure to dealwith”.Liam Belton R.H.A.

'Through the years, the development of mywork has been bolstered with the knowledgethat I am using only the best canvases I can getin Ireland.' ”Colin Davidson

"I have been ordering stretchers from MillikenBrothers for years. They will make them bespoketo exact dimensions supplied, nothing is too muchtrouble. They are extremely accommodating,polite, competitively priced, will invoice in eithereuro or sterling, do not over charge on carriage,deliver on time and supply a great product. Whywould I want to go anywhere else? I haverecommended them to many people over theyears and will continue to do so”.Ciara Brennan, Easel Paintings' Conservator,Trinity Enterprise Centre, Pearse Street, Dublin 2

"'I have used Milliken Brothers canvases since2008 on the recommendation from a fellow artistand now use them exclusively. They can be madeto individual specifications and are excellentlycrafted stretchers. The weave and tautness ofthe canvas are great to work on. They are alsoreliable and deliver to your studio. ”Colin Martin

"I only use Milliken Bros' handmade linencanvases for all my pieces."Vera Gaffney

"I have exclusively used Milliken's bespoke primed linen canvases since2005. They are my favourite choice because Millikens provide afriendly, approachable, family-based service with a very top-classconsistent product, and an efficient delivery service where thecanvases always arrive when they say and in perfect condition. It'slike Christmas every time I open a new order of canvases, so excitingto see them all pristine and white and smelling tantalizingly of linseedand promise!All the best for the future, love your product - love you!Lucy Doyle

"I've been using Milliken Bros. stretched canvases exclusively since2004 and have always found their construction and quality to be of thehighest standards. More impressive however is the eagerness of all atMilliken's to seek to meet the unique individual requirements thatartists often have, whether in relation to sizes, surface finishes orstretcher adaptations. Such a personalized service is not so commonthese days. Long may they continue”.Mark Shields

“Milliken Brothers supply me with my canvases and have done so since Idiscovered them some years ago. They are the best bespoke stretched canvassuppliers on the island, in my opinion. Old school gentlemen, courteous andprofessional, nothing is ever a problem. They are consistent, reliable andaccommodating when handling orders, and are very well priced for the product andservice they provide.

The wood in the stretchers is well-seasoned, sturdy and never warps. Stretchers areprecision constructions and the linen stretched cleanly and evenly. The pegs with agentle tap will restore any tension lost through atmospheric change or handling ofpaint. The oil priming is excellent and the paint takes beautifully.

Milliken organise a delivery service and the cost is very reasonable. The canvasesarrive well packed and always in perfect condition.

Painting may mean many things to many painters, but the common thread thatunifies us is the craft that is central and time-honoured to the practice. It is soreassuring that both for practical ease and for posterity I am using from Millikenthe best possible materials available. Once the canvas is on the easel, I can relaxmomentarily, confident I am making the best start. Milliken have provided me witha fine canvas - now the hard work begins”.James Hanley RHA